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21/21: understanding the key to relevance in this age and time.

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  21/21 Understanding the key to relevance in this age and time  Blessed be the Almighty God for granting us the privilege of being alive to see the new year, 2021. There is no doubt that the just concluded year was, on a general note, charactized by quite a lot of hitches. The debilitating effects of the pandemic cannot be overemphasized. It is indeed an act of God’s mercy that we are counted worthy to scale through into the new year.  However, as much as we are joyfully celebrating our successful cross over into the year, 2021, it is very important for us to understand what it takes to make the most of the year. We have just entered into the 21st year of the 21st century; this, we must take cognizance of not only for its informatory relevance, but also how long it will go in helping us to make the most of it.  A century, as we know, is a period that spans 100 years. I like us to realize that every century unfolds with certain realities in terms of development, civilization, social, t
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WHY ARE THE FIRST BECOMING THE LAST?

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  WHY ARE THE FIRST BECOMING THE LAST?  The secret behind the gulf   in the academic performance and the life performance of both A & C students.  " ‘A’ students usually end up working for the ‘C' students", is a phrase whose acceptablity as an axiom, I am afraid, is gaining momentum. The veracity of this ironical claim is, no doubt, becoming established in people’s mindset. There exists quite a few practical evidences lending credibility to this anomaly, as it is clearly evident that more and more very bright ‘A’ students are being employed by owners of companies and organizations who happens to be ‘C'/average (as the school grading system describe them) students. But, why is this “the first shall become the last, and the last shall become the first (as illustrated by Jesus Christ) situation” becoming a norm? Just in case, you were also concerned like me, you might want to ask if there is something that the ‘A’ students are not getting? Could there be a secret, o
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WHO ARE YOU?

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WHO ARE YOU? Prominent among the things, I vehemently believe, that the average young man/woman struggles with is to know who he/she is. One may not want to readily accept this fact, but as much as you would want to disagree with it, its consequential implications on not only the individual but also on the society at large is irrefutable. The average young man/woman is being plagued by what is psychologically known as 'identity crisis'. He doesn’t know who he is. This crisis of identity, as we shall understand later, I believe very strongly, is what is responsible for the depravity and lawlessness that sadly characterizes our modern society. Quite a considerable number of young people have engaged — and are still engaging — in all kinds of stuff that are out-rightly bad, and of course, not responsible of them all in the name of youthful exuberance. The average young person silently cries to know who exactly he is because he knows intuitively that, tied to the
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Redeeming the time

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REDEEMING THE TIME “Understanding the secrets and principles of life is key to maximizing one’s life for meaningful and profitable existence” —        Olakunle Paul Orimaye Great men and women who have lived, I mean people who lived to impact lives and contribute to the development of humanity, and not just those who were materially great, understood some basic truths and principles of life, and they diligently gave themselves to it. At times, what separates the best from the rest is just a simple truth that was discovered. Here we are in the beginning of the year. Firstly, it’s by God’s grace that we are alive, hale and hearty. However, it is not enough that we made it into the new year, you must take responsibility to ensure that you make the most of the year for purpose and destiny fulfillment.  In view of this I want to share a truth that will equip you with what is required to maximize the year. Life is time. And, time is life. Your existence upon the f
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Living for an "IT": The key to making your life count

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LIVING FOR AN "IT" : The key to making your life count “ When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, it is finished: and he bowed his head, and gave up the ghost.” This is one of the most important part of the scriptures. In this scripture, there’s a statement made by Jesus Christ when he was about to die. This statement, to me, is the most important statement in the whole of the scriptures because of its significance. This statement makes a very strong difference in the history of humanity, and a strong marker in the program of God. It is finished . Notice that, Jesus didn’t say, I am finished. Rather, he said, it is finished. We need to pay very close attention to this statement because contained therein is a powerful lesson for us.  There is no question about the fact that Jesus lived a fulfilled life while he walked the face of the earth. He lived to make greet impacts on the sands of time. The impact of his living is the reason why an
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Discovering and Harnessing Opportunities

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DISCOVERING AND HARNESSING OPPORTUNITIES  Opportunities can best be described as a set of favorable circumstances that make it possible for one to actually achieve or accomplish a desired cause primarily for the purpose of advancing oneself. There is no question about the fact that opportunities are inevitable keys to achieving our dreams and actualizing our goals. Opportunities facilitate the fulfillment of a purpose by making it possible for one to do what one strongly desires. Opportunities can come in different forms. It can be in the form of time, resources, circumstances, ideas, situations, relationships, etc. Opportunities are not impartially distributed. They don’t exist in favor of some ethn ic groups/ regions/ sects, etc. Opportunities abound everywhere. This is a fact that must be firmly established in our hearts primarily as believers and secondarily as Africans because, an average African man believes his success is tied to one greener pasture somewhere
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